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Electric field on two charged spheres

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Physics Special Relativity Time Dilation Question?

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Why is an adiabatic curve steeper than an isotherm at the same point?

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Change in Density due to Temperature and Pressure Change

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Solving Friction Problem 3: Initial Velocity of Object

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Comparing |C| and |A-B| when angle between A and B is 120°

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Gravitational Force Due to Infinitely Long Rod

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Friction in vertical directions

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Electric Field of a quarter circle segment

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SHM piston: is amplitude half the stroke or the full stroke?

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Thermodynamics with styrofoam cooler

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Need a check on a elevator going up problem

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What is the speed of each marble immediately after the collision?

  • ScienceGeek24
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Electric field from potential V= -x*y^2+z

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Power Calculation for Three Resistors in a Circuit

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Estimating Work for Rotating a Ferris Wheel

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Work of gravitational attraction based on height

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How Does the Electric Field Vary Along the Axis of an Annulus?

  • nateja
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What is an indirect proof for the theorem: If n^2+1 is odd, then n is even?

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Science Fair - Why perpertual motion won't work.

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Positronium Decay: Find Momentum of Gamma Rays

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Force needed to move a desk with static friction 0.86

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Solve Friction Problem: Find Force w/ Coefficient 0.3

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How does a radar gun determine velocity?

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How Close Can a Proton Get to a Charged Sphere?

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Gravitational Acceleration at Different Latitudes

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Calculating velocity, time, and Instantaneous speed using kinematic equations

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Finding the Force Applied to a Partner Swinging at 4.25 m/s

  • jowofoto
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Finding the position vector of uniform circular motion

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Finding voltage difference Vc - Vd in circuit with nodal analysis

  • lazyaditya
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Voltage: Does Magnitude Affect Electric Field Direction?

  • Miike012
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How Much Energy Is Needed to Heat a Saucepan and Water?

  • randomkent
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Resistor network question Cant get it

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What Do the Total Aram Values (0.74, 1.58) Represent?

  • Dr.House0
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Maxiumum speed of a cork on a wave

  • thoradicus
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Electric field by a current carrying wire

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Newtons 2nd law problem - how to interpret the break force

  • scienalc
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If an object is moving in a straight line and it has uniform motion

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(Kinematics) Choose the correct statements :

  • devvaibhav
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Component acceleration in free-body diagram

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What is the Speed of the Car Based on the Doppler Effect of Sound?

  • Kinar
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You throw several coins into a pool for a diving game

  • nomalware80
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How is this supposed to be read?

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Find velocity at a specific time?

  • treyh
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Banked curves, coefficient of friction problem

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Torque Equilibrium and Elasticity problem

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Principle of Work and Energy: Spring and Mass

  • Peter P.
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How Far Will a Box Slide Before Stopping on a Frictional Surface?

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Braking distance of a car(forces and friction)

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Polarization of a Ideal Fermi Gas

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Calculating Net Electric Field

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Comparing resistance of uniform vs tapered wire

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What is the expected roundtrip travel time if a wind is present?

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Force (potential, I think) to Kinetic Energy - Two charges

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Energy Required To Knock Something Over

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Velocity of a ball (kg) droped from height (m)

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How Far Does Light Travel in 83.8 Hours?

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Curent densitys relation to drift velocity

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Thin Lens Problem: Solving for Object Distance w/ Magnification

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Calculating Photon Energy given Luminosity

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How Is Velocity Calculated in a Pulley System with Friction?

  • Peter P.
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How Does the Diameter of Constriction Affect a Paint Sprayer's Operation?

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Free Fall(gravity) with speed of sound in air

  • Patrick817
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How Does Intensity Change with Distance from a Vibrating Source?

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Ohmic Devices and Conceptual Circuit Question

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Torque, mass has to be found with centripetal force

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Can Gauss' Law Be Applied to a Non-Uniformly Charged Solid Sphere?

  • lonewolf219
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Can Hot Beverages Stay Hot at High Altitudes?

  • Mullet
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How Is the Average Force on a Shell Calculated Using the Work Energy Theorem?

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What is the internal resistance of the power supply

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Question Relating Electric Field and Capacitance

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Instantaneous Velocity from the graph

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Photon and proton traveling at 0.485c: how far apart after one year?

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Lightning strikes energy question

  • Miike012
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How Does Air Resistance Affect the Velocity of a Falling Object?

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What is the Lamp's Mass and Cord Tension in an Accelerating Elevator?

  • phillia
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Plane flying north in wind and man on escalator

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How to Calculate Pressure Difference in Aorta with Ideal Fluid Model

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Charge density higher on sharp ends

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What is the frictional force at constant velocity?

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Show that the following force is conservative

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How to solve SUVAT problem without using relative velocity

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Electrostatics -Electric Field and Potential

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Simple(?) Speed bump and centripetal force problem

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Newtons Law of Cooling - Determine rate of cooling

  • Nokesy459
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What is friction's formula and what does each part mean?

  • -Physician
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Does uniform motion always have uniform velocity?

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How Does the Velocity of a Carpet's Axis Change as It Unrolls?

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Block launched from compressed spring reaches what height

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Running after a bus. acceleration problem

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Why does solving for collision time give two positive solutions?

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